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Lake Erie ﬁsh on pharmaceuticals

By Claire Morrow

ment plants. In northern Ohio, this means they make their way to the Great Lakes. is tested for nitrates. We are also required to have a test monitoring schedule based on the plant.”
Though, like many, the plant does not test specifically for the antidepressants, Fields assured there is no concern for contamination as “all the pharmaceutical-laden lake water, Bowling Green seems to be in the clear. However, the water flowing out of the city and into Lake Erie becomes the greater concern. Because of the current lack of testing for these drugs, the city could potentially be contributing to pharmaceutical contamination in the lake.
Despite the lack of testing, Clark was optimistic pharmaceutical tests would be not only implemented but mandatory in the future.
“I don’t know how well or often we can test for [antidepressants]. There is significant cost and time involved in those tests,” Clark said. “In the future, I imagine that tests like these will be more accessible or even mandatory.”
Time will tell whether an equitable solution arises to combat the problem of the contaminants threatening Lake Erie’s ecosystem. As it stands, the city of Bowling Green will continue to take measures to protect its citizens with several treatments for water entering the city and await future treatment innovations.

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The lead author of the study, University of
Buffalo professor Diana Aga, said the contamination of these fish is a direct threat to biodiversity. The effects of the antidepressants are widespread and can impact not only the ecosystem but the fishing and recreational industries of northwest Ohio and Michigan.
Although these effects are being seen in Lake
Erie’s fish, Bowling Green waterworks are taking precautions to ensure they protect their citizens from any potential contaminants.
The city of Bowling Green gets its water from the Maumee River, a tributary of Lake Erie. Mike Fields, employee at the Bowling Green Water Treatment Plant, explained there are several processes which treat the Maumee River water before it is sent out to the city.
“The water goes through a conventional treatment of granule activated carbon filters,” Fields said. “Reverse osmosis water is blended and then
With potentially 5,000 Bowling Green residents projected to be taking antidepressants this year, the wildlife of the Great Lakes -- especially Lake Erie -- might be displaying the most severe side-effects.
A September 2017 article published by USA
Today reported a study from the University of Buffalo found significant amounts of popular antidepressants in the brains of Lake Erie fish. The fish affected are those popular to fishing communities and species vital in maintaining the ecosystem of the lake.
According to the American Medical Association, more than one of every six Americans take some form of antidepressant. These drugs run through the patient’s systems, but after the initial ingestion, whatever portions of these drugs not absorbed by the body are excreted. From there, the leftover medications are sent to wastewater treat-

water is going through

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which serves as a pharmaceutical barrier.”
For water exiting the city, Water Pollution
Control Superintendent Doug Clark said “the city does not typically test for pharmaceuticals,” including antidepressants.
While they do not test for these substances, they do conduct regular tests for contaminants such as nitrogen, e-coli, phosphorous and others multiple times a week.
Bowling Green water ends up flowing through various channels before reaching Lake Erie – its fi- nal destination.
“We discharge to a ditch at the corner of
North Branch and Poe Road. It flows to the Portage River and eventually to Lake Erie,” Clark said.
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DEA loses to big pharma

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What’s a goal that you have for yourself?

When will the drug industry take ownership of the problem they’ve helped to create?
The answer: probably never because, to most corporations, dollar bills are far more important than human lives. companies, the DEA did not oppose the bill by the end of the process despite years of fighting it. Top DEA officials told the Washington Post and 60 Minutes that lawmakers would pass the bill whether they wanted them to or not.
First, I want to applaud the investigative reporting of the Washington Post and 60 Minutes in a time, and about an issue, when it is really needed. I wish our lawmakers had the same kind of strength to fight for things that really matter instead of rolling over at the command of major corporations with money to donate to their campaigns.

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“Getting a job or internship every summer so I can have lots of experience on my resume to help ﬁnd a job in the future.”

In fact, the drug industry continues to take its riches from the market to use in ways that perpetuate the problem. Unfortunately, bigger issues come into play when we can’t even fully blame the industry. Congress has played a huge role in allowing the current heroin epidemic to soar.
An enterprise piece by The Columbus
Dispatch, which involved calling coroners of each Ohio county, found that over 4,100 Ohioans died from overdoses last year, more than 1,000 higher than in 2015. impossible for the DEA to freeze suspicious narcotic shipments, which prevents the DEA from stopping powerful pain killers that perpetuate the opioid epidemic from reaching the streets for black market sale.
The Washington Post and 60 Minutes released a report this week ﬁnding the DEA had opposed this effort for years, but drug companies fed millions of dollars into election campaigns of

ELIJAH SALAHUDDIN

Junior, Marketing

I’m one of the last people that will ever argue for more regulation on just about anything, but thousands of our nation’s highschool football stars, mothers, ﬁreﬁghters, factory workers, veterans, lineman and so many more are dying each month as the physical tolls of their daily lives have them turning to prescription opioids for any ray of light that the pain can be minimized. And when they’re overprescribed and/or eventually cut off, they turn to black market painkillers and even possibly heroin.
With the problem clearly soaring out of control, there is no reason that Congress should pass an industry-friendly law that weakens the Drug Enforcement Administration’s power as a weapon against drug companies that provided prescription narcotics to streets across the nation by distributing them to corrupt doctors who peddle

“To learn to be more assertive.”

members of Congress and
And here our lawmakers are, making it easier for these black-market pills to hit the streets, all for a little cash in their election campaign funds and even some ignorance at thinking ahead to what effects the law really might have.

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what it did in April of 2016.

byists.

Prior to the law, the

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Our congressmen are constantly making laws to inﬂict consequences for our actions, so why aren’t they truly considering the consequences of their votes.

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“To become more ﬁnancially stable and save money.”

after the law, it

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Heroin is a topic I’ve spent years study-

ing, and it’s constantly evolving and new developments are consistently coming into existence. When one thing seems to be ﬁxed, something new pops up. We don’t have time to make these mistakes.

almost

senting the

drug industry contributed nearly $100,000 to the chief advocate of this law, Rep. Tom Marino. The Republican congressman from Pennsylvania, is now President Donald
Coroners are running out of space and resources to fully examine bodies because of the increasing overdoses. Families are being ripped apart by a mental health disorder called addiction, which seems to be a never-ending cycle of attempting to stop and falling back into the evils of opioids.

MICHAEL KISH

Junior, Psychology

Trump’s nominee to lead the Office of National Drug Control Policy. He seems completely qualified, doesn’t he? I hope readers can agree here that the answer is no.
It’s not too much to ask that the DEA would keep fighting, instead of giving up when it seemed they’d lose. If the revolutionary soldiers would have given up when the British marched on American soil, we wouldn’t be here in the same way today.
And it’s also definitely not too much

“To stop and think more before I take action.”

In total, to 23 lawmakers who sponsored the different versions of the bill, these
PACs funded more than $1.5 million. To be fair to Congress and the drug to ask that our lawmakers consider the consequences of their actions, just like they ask of us, and to think for the people, not for their pockets.

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Happy national pug day

There is always something to celebrate. You may have noticed Sunday, Oct. 15 was National Pug Day, but should people celebrate decades of creating a dog with deformities?
Pugs are pretty cute – some might argue their cuteness is really just some idealized form of ugliness. However, the signature look of this breed of dog comes with a price. The medical issues derived from breeding in recessive traits has left pugs gasping for air.

this condition gets an infection, the airway can swell and cause even more issues, like suffocation.

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Health issues can be even worse if the pug is overweight, and like humans, dog obesity rates are rising. Even if a pug is a healthy weight, they can still suffer from exercise intolerance, heat stress and even spinal deformities. These conditions are all due to selective breeding.

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These dogs have a signature pushed-in snout, seen in other dogs like the shih tzu, chow chow and bull mastiff. All of these dogs suffer from breathing issues caused by breeding to get a desired look. The condition is known as brachycephalic syndrome, which means “short head.”
A pug’s nasal cavity is too short and

Rather than buying any pure-bred dog from a breeder, consider looking for one at the pound. It is understandable to desire a speciﬁc dog breed, but continuing to support breeders will only increase the demand for dogs that are essentially deformed.

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narrow to get an adequate breath, and this

means fluid and dust particles can easily get stuck in the nasal cavity. Eventually, this can lead to serious infections and other health conditions.
Unlike other dog breeds, the look of a pug has no functional purpose. They were bred to be companion dogs with a specific aesthetic.
Do your research if you absolutely must go to a breeder. Certified breeders usually won’t resort to inbreeding nowadays, and they are more likely to care about an animal’s welfare. Finding a cheap, pure-bred dog often means the dog was not bred with proper care, and it could mean someone is contributing money to animal abuse.

In 1880, pugs had a very different appearance. They looked less deformed, in my opinion. It took over 100 years of selective breeding to get the animal we have today, and the two pugs barely look like the same breed.

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According to PetMD, stenotic nares in pugs can cause problems from birth. This condition can cause the nasal cavity to collapse when the animal inhales, which literally blocks the airway.

Selective breeding can be done safely, but pugs were created through lots of inbreeding. Like humans, dogs can inherit medical problems from inbreeding. Through generations of inbreeding, pugs have essentially been left disabled. Most of these problems center around their cute, pushed-in snouts.

To me, animal welfare is more important than how an animal looks. We can’t just abandon pure-bred dogs, but we can stop celebrating the creation of animals with health problems.
Luckily, dogs can breathe through their mouths, but you are left with a snorting, gasping pug that will eventually need costly surgery to correct the issue. If a pug with

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“The Meyerowitz Stories” isn’t worth a watch

the performance by Dustin Hoffman. Hoffman’s character is supposed to be someone that people dislike, and that is deﬁnitely reﬂected in his performance. I wasn’t even in the movie, and I disliked his character. some parts about her relationship with her they are together, just talking to one another. These small interactions are where “The Meyerowitz Stories” is best. They move the story forward in small parts but give viewers great insight into the characters.

By Jacob Clary

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father. It’s not a major problem but something
“The Meyerowitz Stories” is a ﬁlm that knows

what it wants to be. It doesn’t try to do anything too fancy or too grandiose. It’s not the best movie on Netﬂix, and it isn’t worth your time. The movie stars Dustin Hoffman as Harold Meyerowitz, Adam Sandler as Danny Meyerowitz and Ben Stiller as Matt Meyerowitz.
“The Meyerowitz Stories” centers on the
Meyerowitz family and the children’s relationship with their father. Harold Meyerowitz is an artist and neglected two of his three children, Danny and Jean. He then got remarried, and had Matt, Stiller’s character. Matt was coddled by Harold, which Danny and Jean dislike.
First of all, the performances by the that could have been

easily remedied with a

However, I didn’t like how separated parts

of the story were. Occasionally, parts of the movie would move forward in time, but the movie would not tell the viewer by how much, or why it was moved forward. This left me kind of disappointed, because I wanted to see more of the characters at the point right before they moved forward in time. It took away the best parts of the movie, hurting it in the long run.
Overall, “The Meyerowitz Stories” is a fun, small movie that isn’t great, but is also a good return to form for some of the actors in the ﬁlm. I liked the interactions between the siblings, but disliked the exclusion of some of the characters in the story. It is a good movie to watch if you have nothing else, but otherwise, don’t watch it. few scenes.
The story in “The
Meyerowitz Stories” isn’t bad, but it also isn’t anything to write home

One negative is

about. I enjoyed the

that the movie did not focus much on the relationship of Jean and Harold. Danny, Sandler’s parts of the story that involved interactions between Sandler and Stiller’s characters. They were the best charac-